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Sewing With Silks

The Liberty Shirt

Gain silk-sewing confidence and a gorgeous garment as you stitch along with Linda Lee and her Sewing Workshop pattern, included with the class.

Renowned designer and sewing instructor Linda Lee guides you through the construction of the classic and luxurious Liberty Shirt (pattern included!) and gives you invaluable tips for working with these exquisite fabrics. Silk's graceful drape and lustrous sheen make it a natural choice for creating beautiful clothing, but its cost and delicate nature can be intimidating. In this Craftsy class, Linda demystifies silk's many varieties and shares a wealth of techniques for preparing, sewing and finishing the show-stopping Liberty Shirt.

Lesson plan

6:07

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, fashion and sewing designer Linda Lee, and discover what you'll learn and create over the course of this class.

22:40

Lesson 2. Preparing to Sew

Linda demystifies silks, explaining how to prepare and straighten your fabric to achieve the best results. Then she walks you through pattern preparation, offering helpful tips that will save time and make sewing easier.

20:37

Lesson 3. Lay Out, Cut Out & Structure

Lay out your pattern, mark all the pieces and fuse the interfacing along with Linda's step-by-step tutorials as you learn how to achieve the structure you desire.

16:13

Lesson 4. Sewing With Silk

Time to sew! Learn how to select the best thread and needles for the job, pick up valuable tips about stay-stitching and prepare and sew the shirt hem.

16:36

Lesson 5. Back Hem & Mitered Corners

Pressing with templates makes hems and mitered corners easy! In this lesson, Linda walks you through techniques for sewing a mitered corner and topstitching.

20:08

Lesson 6. Sewing French Seams

Discover how to create a beautiful French seam, leaving your garment without any raw edges. Then sew together the shoulder and side seam in this style with Linda's encouraging guidance.

19:52

Lesson 7. Collar Construction

Creating a gorgeous, crisp collar is not impossible, and in this lesson, Linda shows you how. Learn how to trim, press and turn corners, edgestitch, hand baste and attach the collar to achieve stunning results.

49:15

Lesson 8. Adding Facing & Finishing Hems

Explore options for facing and hem connection as you prepare and attach the facing, gain valuable pressing and clipping tips, and finish the hems and facing for a gorgeous end result.

32:43

Lesson 9. Sleeves

Basting the sleeve cap is key to setting in the sleeve. Learn how to press using a template, baste the sleeve cap, sew the sleeve seam, sew the vent and topstitch the sleeve hem using Linda's helpful tips.

23:34

Lesson 10. Buttons & Buttonholes

Learn how to achieve the perfect button and buttonhole alignment with Linda's helpful tips as you space, mark and sew your buttonholes, ripping out as needed. Discover Linda's helpful tips on how button choices and spacing can make a huge difference in your garment!

36:55

Lesson 11. Alternate Seam & Hem Finishes

Add even more stylish seam and hem finishes to your collection with Linda's take on slipstitching, zigzag stitches, baby hems and handkerchief hems, including pointers on when and how to use different finishes to varying effects.

"Linda's way of explaining the different methods of construction is one of the very best of any of the classes I have taken on the Craftsy platform. The camera work is excellent. (...) I have never worked with silk and have five pieces in my closet. Linda has given me the courage to try. I have enrolled in her knit class and will take any classes Linda teaches. I would give this class a ten star. It is great to be able to view the class at any time you wish." - Colt

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Lesson plan

6:07

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, fashion and sewing designer Linda Lee, and discover what you'll learn and create over the course of this class.

22:40

Lesson 2. Preparing to Sew

Linda demystifies silks, explaining how to prepare and straighten your fabric to achieve the best results. Then she walks you through pattern preparation, offering helpful tips that will save time and make sewing easier.

20:37

Lesson 3. Lay Out, Cut Out & Structure

Lay out your pattern, mark all the pieces and fuse the interfacing along with Linda's step-by-step tutorials as you learn how to achieve the structure you desire.

16:13

Lesson 4. Sewing With Silk

Time to sew! Learn how to select the best thread and needles for the job, pick up valuable tips about stay-stitching and prepare and sew the shirt hem.

16:36

Lesson 5. Back Hem & Mitered Corners

Pressing with templates makes hems and mitered corners easy! In this lesson, Linda walks you through techniques for sewing a mitered corner and topstitching.

20:08

Lesson 6. Sewing French Seams

Discover how to create a beautiful French seam, leaving your garment without any raw edges. Then sew together the shoulder and side seam in this style with Linda's encouraging guidance.

19:52

Lesson 7. Collar Construction

Creating a gorgeous, crisp collar is not impossible, and in this lesson, Linda shows you how. Learn how to trim, press and turn corners, edgestitch, hand baste and attach the collar to achieve stunning results.

49:15

Lesson 8. Adding Facing & Finishing Hems

Explore options for facing and hem connection as you prepare and attach the facing, gain valuable pressing and clipping tips, and finish the hems and facing for a gorgeous end result.

32:43

Lesson 9. Sleeves

Basting the sleeve cap is key to setting in the sleeve. Learn how to press using a template, baste the sleeve cap, sew the sleeve seam, sew the vent and topstitch the sleeve hem using Linda's helpful tips.

23:34

Lesson 10. Buttons & Buttonholes

Learn how to achieve the perfect button and buttonhole alignment with Linda's helpful tips as you space, mark and sew your buttonholes, ripping out as needed. Discover Linda's helpful tips on how button choices and spacing can make a huge difference in your garment!

36:55

Lesson 11. Alternate Seam & Hem Finishes

Add even more stylish seam and hem finishes to your collection with Linda's take on slipstitching, zigzag stitches, baby hems and handkerchief hems, including pointers on when and how to use different finishes to varying effects.

The instructor

Linda Lee, Instructor of Sewing With Silks

Linda Lee has loved fabric for as long as she can remember, so it's no surprise that she’s spent her career working in fashion and interior design. She is the owner of The Sewing Workshop Pattern Collection, where adventurous sewers can find patterns for distinctive garments created with innovative techniques. She has written numerous sewing books and contributed articles for magazines including Threads, Sew News and Stitch. She has also been the sewing expert for segments on the HGTV programs Today at Home and Our Home.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(42 reviews)

Informative, Great Class

by angie.woo1575170 on July 27, 2015

Excellent, informative, clear, concise. Highly recommend.

Excellent, informative, clear, concise. Highly recommend.

by grimb7082358 on July 21, 2015

Class was great. would like to see more Linda Lee classes.

Class was great. would like to see more Linda Lee classes.

A class Above!

by Seamstress47 on June 28, 2015

Linda Lee is an outstanding teacher & this was one of her many wonderful classes! I love her perfectionism. Please Craftsy can we have more step-by-step garment-making classes taught by Linda.

Linda Lee is an outstanding teacher & this was one of her many wonderful classes! I love her perfectionism. Please Craftsy can we have more step-by-step garment-making classes taught by Linda.

Excelente

by abravo7594298 on May 13, 2015

Love the way you teach each step.

Love the way you teach each step.

Love Linda lee

by l-guthr11149018 on May 6, 2015

Linda is the best! I have 30+ craftsy classes and Linda lee is the best! I am a trainer/coach and her skills rock! I have bought all of her classes. She is such a pro and her details are impeccable? You just can't go wrong!

Linda is the best! I have 30+ craftsy classes and Linda lee is the best! I am a trainer/coach and her skills rock! I have bought all of her classes. She is such a pro and her details are impeccable? You just can't go wrong!

This is the class for you! Linda Lee helps take the fear out of sewing with silk that exists for many sewists, and offers valuable troubleshooting techniques to prevent the fabric from puckering, slipping and more. You'll love learning about everything from fabric treatment options to chic seam finishes that will make your garment look like it came straight off the runway.